Lewisham North is a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
| Lewisham North | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Lewisham North in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 73,504 (2023) [1] |
| Major settlements | Lewisham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Lewisham Deptford |
| 1950–February 1974 | |
| Created from | Lewisham East |
| Replaced by | Lewisham Deptford and Lewisham East |
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat has been re-established for the 2024 general election, primarily formed from the abolished seat of Lewisham Deptford.[2]
Boundaries
1950–1974
The Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham wards of Blackheath and Church Lee, Ladywell, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Manor Lee, and South Lee.
Current
Map of boundaries from 2024
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:
- The London Borough of Lewisham wards of: Blackheath; Brockley; Deptford; Evelyn; Ladywell; Lewisham Central; New Cross Gate; Telegraph Hill.[3]
The re-established constituency succeeds Lewisham Deptford, except Crofton Park ward, which is in the new constituency of Lewisham West and East Dulwich. Blackheath ward was added from Lewisham East.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Austin Hudson | Conservative | Died November 1956 | |
| 1957 by-election | Niall MacDermot | Labour | ||
| 1959 | Christopher Chataway | Conservative | ||
| 1966 | Roland Moyle | Labour | ||
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | |||
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vicky Foxcroft | 25,467 | 57.7 | -11.7 | |
| Green | Adam Pugh | 9,685 | 21.9 | +16.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Branch | 3,284 | 7.4 | -3.7 | |
| Conservative | Nupur Majumdar | 2,701 | 6.1 | -6.1 | |
| Reform UK | Edward Powell | 2,000 | 4.5 | +2.9 | |
| Workers Party | Mian Akbar | 457 | 1.0 | New | |
| Independent | Julia Tilford | 243 | 0.6 | New | |
| Communist | Oliver Snelling | 211 | 0.5 | New | |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | John Lloyd | 119 | 0.3 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 15,782 | 35.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 44,117 | 59.5 | N/A | ||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roland Moyle | 18,235 | 51.45 | ||
| Conservative | Hugh Samuel | 17,208 | 48.55 | ||
| Majority | 1,027 | 2.90 | |||
| Turnout | 35,443 | 68.49 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roland Moyle | 20,352 | 53.08 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 17,989 | 46.92 | ||
| Majority | 2,363 | 6.16 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,341 | 77.41 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 17,144 | 45.42 | ||
| Labour | Henry Collins | 16,801 | 44.51 | ||
| Liberal | Trevor Lloyd-Jones | 3,798 | 10.06 | ||
| Majority | 343 | 0.91 | |||
| Turnout | 37,703 | 74.56 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 22,125 | 51.99 | -1.97 | |
| Labour | Niall MacDermot | 17,512 | 41.15 | -4.89 | |
| Liberal | Kenneth John Brookes | 2,921 | 6.86 | New | |
| Majority | 4,613 | 10.84 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,558 | 81.19 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Niall MacDermot | 18,516 | 49.50 | +3.46 | |
| Conservative | Norman Farmer | 17,406 | 46.53 | -7.43 | |
| Independent loyalist | Leslie Greene | 1,487 | 3.97 | New | |
| Majority | 1,110 | 2.97 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 37,409 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Austin Hudson | 22,070 | 53.96 | +0.50 | |
| Labour | Trevor Williams | 18,834 | 46.04 | -0.50 | |
| Majority | 3,236 | 7.91 | +0.99 | ||
| Turnout | 40,904 | 77.93 | -6.09 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Austin Hudson | 24,406 | 53.46 | ||
| Labour | Trevor Williams | 21,243 | 46.54 | ||
| Majority | 3,163 | 6.92 | |||
| Turnout | 45,649 | 84.02 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Austin Hudson | 22,465 | 49.56 | ||
| Labour | Fred Copeman | 19,974 | 44.07 | ||
| Liberal | Stanley George Smith | 2,888 | 6.37 | ||
| Majority | 2,491 | 5.49 | |||
| Turnout | 45,327 | 84.51 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
External links
- Lewisham North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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